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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective as of August 13, 2025, Sharon French was appointed by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Lord Abbett Private Credit Fund (the “Company”) as a trustee. The Board appointed Ms. French to serve as a member and Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
The Board determined that Ms. French is not an “interested person” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Company.
Ms. French has served as a board member of BNY/Newton Investment Management since 2021. From 2019-2021, she served as a board member of Seasons Series Trust and SunAmerica Series Trust, and she also served as the President and CEO of SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC and AIG Life & Retirement Funds. Prior to 2019, Ms. French served in various roles in the financial services industry, including as an executive vice president and head of beta solutions at Oppenheimer Funds, president of F-Squared Capital LLC, and managing director at BlackRock.
There is no arrangement or understanding under which Ms. French was appointed. There are no transactions involving Ms. French requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Ms. French will be entitled to applicable retainer and meeting fees pursuant to the Company’s trustee compensation arrangements, under terms consistent with those previously disclosed by the Company.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| LORD ABBETT PRIVATE CREDIT FUND | ||
| Date: August 13, 2025 | By: | /s/ Salvatore Dona |
| Name: | Salvatore Dona | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |